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How much tv?

amoss1amoss1
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Ok, I'm totally having mommy guilt over here and wondering what the true 'norm' is for everyone. I know that research and pediatricians suggest that kids under 2 years watch zero tv and only 2 hours per day after 2 years. The thing is, I'm officially 9 months pregnant with 2 and am finding myself relying on the tv a lot more than I'd like to. I know I'm not ruining my child's life by any means, but I feel guilty!! How much tv do you guys allow your toddlers to watch? I figure transitioning to 2u2 isn't going to help either. Right now I'm just so tired and way too big to run around and be on the floor with my son like I want to; and with a newborn I imagine I'll need to use the tv for some distraction when things get crazy. We obviously play and read books and try to stay entertained in other ways, but its getting harder to keep him occupied. I'd love to know what you guys do whether it's tv or other forms of entertainment that maybe I haven't thought about.
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  • kagl08kagl08 member

    When we 1st had 2u2 my oldest watched TV a lot. It was just how we coped. Now we do watch TV still. I'd say an hr in the mornings and an hr or 2 in the evenings. I don't really mind it. We only have Netflix, so it's very monitored. They usually only watch Sesame Street or The Letter Factory. My kids have learned so much from these shows. Plus, they don't sit there vegged out or not even moving. They play along with the TV, and most of the time are not even watching it. 

    2u2 is survival mode IMO. You what you have to. Those last few weeks of pregnancy were awful, anything you do works. Don't feel guilty!  

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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member

    I think as long as a temporary thing and not permanent it's fine to push past the recommendations.

    In the early days we did use tv occasionally but I also used Christmas to my advantage. DS got a ton of new toys just a few weeks prior to DD being born so I held back on a lot of them until DH went back to work and I needed to buy some time to do something.

    Using a TV show here and there is fine, but just know that if you use it too much it will be a difficult habit to break down the line.

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